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Athens-Clarke police reiterated on Wednesday that Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the Westside peeping Tom.

Police sent out the reminder a day after another incident involving the same suspect.

Authorities have received at least a half dozen reports of a man looking into windows and sometimes exposing himself to his victims, mostly in the Westchester Drive neighborhood located off Tallassee Road.

The suspect is described as a light-skinned black man without facial hair and possibly bald. He has a thin build and is about 6-foot. The incidents have occurred at night and the man targets women, police said. Reports show he has actually entered the homes of two victims while they slept.

The latest crime that fit the description of the suspect occurred early Tuesday morning in an apartment on Westchester Drive. A 23-year-old woman awoke in her bedroom to find a man standing beside her. The man ran after she woke, according to police.

People should call 911 if they observe anyone perpetrating a similar incident, police said. Callers should be prepared to describe the person seen, his direction of travel and any vehicle he may have.

Anyone with information may call 911, central communications at (706) 546-5900, or the Crime Stopper’s confidential tip line at (706) 613-3342.